The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-26
A ZIG REUNION
Al shatp,bure, nId.--A7 Vsry Eujoyablo %

at shntpsburg, lId.--A VERY E0Ioy able o.
lift5fI cnsion.
TO he Elaor d the Ia,e'sIcmetr.
s siR:-A campfire and reunion ci veter.
ans was held at sharpHburg, Nd, on the
10th, 10!h aud l7.h ot.hismonsh, under The
susplcea Of Antietam Post No. IA, g.. a.
R, to commemorate the great battle OF
Just quarter Of century ago. Tho first
day was principally spent in preparing for
the second day. The Grand Army com.
rades marched through town under com.
mand Of Alfred Highbarger, OF Antietam
Post, and made very fno. appear.
ance for old men, 30 aged by hard
service. III l6 HIIf ar
Speeches wore made at the stand, on
their return, by Col. Graham, Past A. D.
9. 10 the Commander Chief Of the @.
A. R., and A. Spencer, Etq, Of Harper's
Ferry, and In elcqucnt terms, that re.
called tho terrible battle, the glory aud
bravery Of American soldiers, and the
blessings Of final peace. The eecond
day was tho real anniversary Of the battle,
and the day appointed for unwilling the
splendid granite monument to 1872 mem.
bers OF the Twentieth New York Turn.
et's) Regiment, who foil and died in the
great Conflict. AS soon as the sun aross
on tho morning Of tho 18th, old ve.erana
and cltizeDs generally, without regard to
political affiliations, began to assemble,
aud 1t 10 noticeable that ex.Canteuerates
were carly on the grounds III large mum.
bers, manifestlng as much enthusiasm 90
their old opponents, and entering with a
free will into tho spirit Of the occasion.
| Early In the day. d strong delegation Of
tho survivors OF the gallant Twentieth ar.
rived from New York, about 1872 strong,
and a. II A. NJ. the whole asssmblage
moved towards the the cemetery to assist
at the germany Of unwilling the monu.
ment. Addresses Woro made in German
and English, and everything waa con.
Quoted In tho aolemn, dscotous manner
that bedtted the asd though glorious mem
ories connected with tho surroundings.
All otraupers were Hospitality entertained,
and your correspondent psrtook OF asump.
tuops dinner Of the expense Of J. II. John
non, Of the old Potomac Home Brigade,
who 10 now commander OF Gen. U, s.
Grant Poat, G. A. R at Harper's Ferry.
After dinner many eloquent addfessea
were made, especially by Col. G. WE. Yer
non, OF Maryland; Col. R. F. Hill, Of
Michigan, and Col. Graham, OF West Vir.
gina, and tho utmost enthusiasm was
evoked. participated In by ex, Coniederstes
10 heartily as by any others. 81
An interesting episode ol the proceed
ings WIS tho presentation by Antietam
Post II to their comrades Of General U, s.
Grant Post 2, Of uarpcrs Ferry, OF q sin
gular relic of the great bsttle--g minnie
bullet embedded deep in block cut from
q hickory tree. Colonel Vernon made the
presentation In q very appropriate speech
and Colonel Graham, Of Hsrpors Ferry,
replied ior hia post in terms equally we'll
chosen, accepting tho curiosity rs d sou
yenir OF one Of the greatest battles Of tha
age, and a remembrance OF tho pleasant
occasion Of the reunion. The proceedings
were anlivened by the General U. s.
Grant Post band, and tho "Boliyar," W.
Va, glee club discoursed swec,ly in ins!ru.
mentsl music and cong to the delight Of
the aBsemblsge, while tho Ha,psrs Ferry
icsnno3, manned by Veterans Upwright
aud Tatterssll, Of General U. s. Grant
Post, doomed ct intervals, as reminder
OF tho day when tho surrounding hills
echoed and rs-echoed with tho rad artill.
cry, and thousands OF callau. msn laid
down their lives to attest their principles.
Tho whole affair wss gratifying SUCCESS.
i The posts at Antietam and Harper'a
Ferry ere made up entirely OF hard work.
ing men IL very moderate circumstances,
but on this and vsrioua other OCCASIONS
they have displayed npisit worthy oil
large towns and IL woalthier membership.
They have been OF lato hunting up acat.
tered sra7es OF Union soldiers buried in
ob3curs cemeteries, and they propose 10
erect monuments 10 their deceased CON.
:rades wherever they can find their raatinq
places. A few weeks ago they visited
Samples Manor church, whe,e Eve Union
aoldieto and one Confederate are bur
; led, and decorated the graves with as
much ceremony ss could we'll bs used a;
the most noted National cemetery. Muck
credit is due to A. Spencer, Eco Of Har
pes's Ferry, generous and public spirited
merchant, and especially 10: his exertioEf
towards the erection Of monument al
Samples Mnuos. W.
!, Harptr's Ferry September q.
/ TAKE Fred. Browa'a Jamaica Ginger io1